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E. C. PHILLIPS Dec. 31, 1929.

TABLE Filed Aug. 31, 1927 mm n Patented Dec. 31, 1929 PATENT OFFICEELWOOD C. PHILLIPS, OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS TABLE Application filed August31, 1927. Serial No. 216,524.

My invention relates in general to furniture and has particularreference to improvements in tables, especially so-called kitchen tableswhich are used for domestic purposes.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a table which may bemanufactured cheaply, which may be shipped or stored in knocked-downcondition and easily assembled without exercising any undue skill.

A further object of my invention is to pro vide a novel drawerarrangement for tables, particularly a combined drawer guide andreinforcement for the table.

A further object of my invention is to provide an ironing boardattachment for tables which will enable an ironing board to be combinedtherewith in such a way that it may be swung into an inactive positionout of the way and conveniently manipulated to assume an active positionon the table top.

\Vith these and other objects in view the in vention will be furtherdescribed with reference to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 isa top plan view of the table with a portion broken away to show how thelegs are joined.

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation from the back of the table showing theposition of the ironing board when at rest;

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the table shewin the active position of theironing board; F Fig. 4: is a sectional view on the line t4t F ig. 5 isa bottom view of the ironing board showing the preferred means forsecuring the same to the cross bar of a manipulating bail;

Fig. 6 is a detail view in side elevation of a part of the table withthe ironing board in active position;

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the manipulating bail for theironing board;

Fig. 8 is a detail view of one of the angle iron legs and Fig. 9 is adetail perspective view of one of the leg bolts. 7

Referring now to the drawing in detail, 10 represents the table top, thesame having secured thereto the front side and rear panels 11. Thepanels are inset relatively of the marginal edge of the top, as clearlyshown.

The legs 12 of which there are four, comprise angle irons havingrelative wide upper attaching ends 13 which taper to narrower oppositeends 14:. The angular faces of the legs at the attaching ends 13 areformed to correspond with the angle of the corners made at the joiningends of the panels 11 so that the legs may be attached at these cornerswith the faces of the angle iron laying flush with the faces of adjacentpanels. To secure the legs I prefer to use bolts 15 having angular heads6 which correspond to the angle of the legs. The legs will be made withholes 17 or other suitable openings for the reception of a bolt and withthe angular head 16 embracing the leg on the outside thereof. The boltswill also pass through the corners of the panel assembly and throughangle blocks 18, so that nuts 19 may be threaded on the threaded ends 20of the To bolts for drawing the legs in place. The same leg attachingassembly is arranged for at all four corners of the table.

The upper ends of the legs should abut against the underside of thetable top as shown at 21 in Fig. 2.

lVith this manner of securing the legs I can accomplish many desirableresults. First of all it will enable the tables to be shipped or storedknocked down. The top and panels all in one piece and the legsdisconnected and nested together. By this means I can place as many assix or more tables in a tier occupying the same space that onlyaccommodated three with the legs on. Then again the saving in making mytable will be an added advantage.

Durability and rigidity is still another feature of my improvements.

In the front panel of the table is an open- 99 ing in which a drawer 22is slidably mounted. The drawer has a block 23 or the like secured tothe underside of the back end with a slot therein for the reception of aguide rod 24 which is secured to the front and back panels. This rodserves as a guide for the drawer and also as a brace for the panels ofthe table. The block 23 serves furthermore as a stop for preventing thecomplete withdrawal of the drawers. The block in this capacity will abutagainst the inside of the front panel at the limit of the withdrawal ofthe drawer.

Referring now to the ironing board attachment I prefer to employ a bailfor pivotally connecting t ie board to the table. This bail will usuallybe made from a single length of iron rod, of a gauge suitable for thepurpose and bent as shown to provide for a crossbar 26 and two arms 27.

The bail will thus be arranged to straddlthe table with the arms 27pivotally connected to the side panels. For this connection I can turnthe extremities of the arms into eyes 28 and use bolts, pins, screws orthe like for the pivots.

The board will be cut out on its underside to leave a longitudinalgroove 30. This groove preferably terminates short of the biunt nose 31of the board but is open at the opposite end 32 of the board. The crossbar 26 of the bail 25 is hingedly connected in this groove by the clips33. The clips are made with sleeves 34 in which the cross bar is looselyconfined so that the board is not only pivoted to the cross bar but alsofree to slide thereon. The attaching bases of the clips are flat so thatthey will lay flush in the groove and with screws 35 anchoring the samein properly spaced relation.

With this hail the board is mounted to swing from a position at rest inback of the table substantially parallel with the legs 12 and below thetop 10 to an active position upon the table top. The slidable mountingof the board on the cross bar 26 will also permit the table to be movedto a limited extent across the table longitudinally of the cross bar soas to project the end thereof in at vance of the table as shown in Fig.3. This extended position of the board is useful in ironing skirts orother pieces that must be inserted over the end of the board.

The bends 37 between the cross bar 26 and the arms 27 is such as toleave the cross bar oflset with respect to the arms. The reason for thisis to enable the arms to clear the edge of the table top and also permitthe cross bar to work in the clips in a manner to enable the board toswing from a horizontal position into a perpendicular position whenmoving from the table top to a position behind the table. The groove 30is out as best shown in Figs. 4 and 6, to accommodate the offset bendwhen the board is in a position as shown in Fig. 4.

Obviously those skilled in the art may make various changes in theconstruction of the table and ironing board attachment without de)arting from the spirit of the invention as de ned by the subjoinedclaims and I therefore do not care to be limited to the preciseconstruction shown and described.

I claim:

1. An ironing board attachment for a table comprising a bail for pivotalconnection with opposite sides of the table and shaped to straddle thetable with freedom of swinging movement, means for securing the ironingboard to the bail comprising a longitudinal groove in the bottom of theironing board for the reception of the bail, and clips in said groovefor securing the bail therein with freedom of rotation.

2. An ironing board attachment for a table comprising a bail for pivotalconnection with opposite sides of the table and shaped to straddle thetable with freedom of swinging movement. means for securing the ironingboard to the bail comprising a longitudinal groove in the bottom of theironing board for the reception of said bail, and means for securing thebail in said groove with the ironing board free to slide longitudinallythereon.

An ironing board attachment for a table comprising a substantiallyU-shaped bail, said bail comprising a cross bar to which the ironingboard is pivotally attached and arms for pivotally mounting the bail tothe side of the table with freedom of swinging movement, said cross barbeing offset with respect to the plane of said arms and the arms beingdisposed at right angles to the projection of said cross bar on saidplane.

t. An ironing board attachment for a table comprising a substantiallyU-shaped bail, said bail comprising a cross bar to which the ironingboard is pivotally and slidably attached and arms on the bail forpivotally mounting the bail to the sides of the table with freedom ofswinging movement, said cross bar being offset with respect to the planeof said arms, and the arms being disposed at right angles to theprojection of said cross bar on said plane.

5. An ironing board attachment for a table comprising a substantiallyU-shaped bail having a cross bar pivotally and slidably mounted in thelongitudinal groove on the under side of the ironing board, attachingarms for said bail bent at right angles to said cross bar and pivotallyattached to the side of the table said. cross bar being offset withrespect to said arms and lying in said groove along a substantiallyperpendicular wall thereof, the opposite wall of said groove beingdished out to accommodate the curves in the arms of the cross bar whenthe ironing board swings about its pivotal connection wit-h the crossbar.

In witness that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I my signaturethis 29th day of August. A. D. 1927.

ELlVOOD C. PHILLIPS.

